Cleaning device.



I. H. SPENCER.

CLEANING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23, 1907.

1,034,040. Patented July 30, 1912.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRA H. SPENCER. OF HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT. ASSIGNOB TO THE SPENCER TURBINE CLEANER COMPANY, OF HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICU'I.

CLEANING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1912.

To (II! 20/11/11: Him/ymill t r11:

Be it known that l. lu.\ ll. firi-ixel-tn. a citizen of the lnitcd States. and a resident of Hartford. in the county of llartford and State of tonneetieut. have invented a new and Improved (leaning Device. of which the following is a speeilieation.

My invention relatesmore especially to that class of cleaning device-s employed for scrubbing. or washing purposes. and the object of my invention is to provide a device of this class having special features of utility and advantage.

form of device in the use of which the objects sought may he attained is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which-- Figure 1 is a view in fr nt elevation of a device emhodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of a cleaning device embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is a view on enlarged scale partially in central section of my improved cleaning device. Fig. 4 is a detail view on plane denoted by dotted line 1- 4 of Fig. 3. and showing the relative positions ot the stock and valve sleeve to per mit {low of air through the tock. Fig. 3 is a like view but showing such parts in position to prevent flow of air through the stock.

l 31 isecured to a tubular extension 131 from Tn the act-om anying drawings the numeral 5 denotes the stoek which maybe com posed of any suitable lnaterial and of any de ired shape in cross section and of proper length to meet speeial retp|irements in use.

At the lower end of the stock a head 3 is set t l l l cured. in the Form shown a neck 7 extending from the head hemg attached to the stock in i any suitable manner. The stock is hollow providing a passage R for air. and an air "llttHilHl' 9 i located in the head eonununieating with the passage R. An opening 10 extends from the chamber 9. terminating in a mouth 11. Tu the preferred t'orni' of construction and as shown herein this month is formed in a mouth-piece 19 secured to the ately hack of the brush. An extension 19 from the hack of the h -ad provides suitable means for connection of a tube 20 through which the cleaning fluid is delivered. This extension has an opening 21 connnunicating with the fluid chamber 16 and also with the tube! 20.

The stock 5 at that end opposite the head is secured to a valve body 22. a flange 23 on the body projecting into the stock and forming a shoulder 21 against which the end of an air valve sleeve 25 rests. This valve sleeve is formed of such length that it may he used as a grip hy means of which the stock may he. supported and rotated therein to bring the. ditlerent faces of the tool into proper position for use. It has an enlargement 26 in which a spring 27 is l0- eated, one end of the spring resting against the bottom of the spring chamber in the enlargement and the other against a shoulder on the stock 5 formed as by a collar 28 secured to the stock. The upper end of the air valve sleeve has locking slots or notches arranged upon diametrically opposite ides thereof and in position to engage a locking stud 30 secured in the flange 23 on the valve body and to thestock A tube the sleeve to which a hose or like flexible tubing 32. through which air is caused to travel. may be attached. This tubing or hose may be suitably connected with mechanisni for creating a flow of air fr m the mouth 11 upward through the stock and along'the tube to such apparatus.

Tn the operation of the device. the valve and supporting sleeve 25 being employed to support the tool. with one hand of the operator a pull upward on the handle 33 will disengage a locking notch 29 from the stud I3 and then by incans of the handle the stock is rotated in the sleeve and the opening j ll in the upper end of the stock 5 is moved out of registering position with respect to the opening through the exten ion 131. The

': sleeve thu forms a support in which the stock may he rotated and also a valve to shut otl' the How of air through the stock.

and vice versa.

While the notches i'llare'shown herein as arranged on diainetricaliy opposite sides,

they may be arranged in any relative Josition to provide for the locking-of the sleeve With-the;opening.341 registeringwith the opening through the extension 131, or with said openings located out 41f line,as when the valve is closed.

Thevalvabody 22 has an outlet chamber 35 terminating in a ,tip 36 cxtendin from the valve body to which a union 3 is attached, this union serving as a means of connection of the tube 20 with the valve body. A valve 38 is located in the valve body resting against a valve seat 39. This valve has a stem 40 projecting through a suitable stutiing box 41 in the end of the valve body, a sprin -12 holding the valveto its seat. The va ve stem terminates in a button -23 located within the opening in the handle 33 and in suitable position to be manipulated by the fingers of the hand grasping the handle.

In use the air valve sleeve being turned to close the air passage into the stock 5 the valve is opened by means of the button 43, 2

allowing water to pass through the hose 44 connected at 45 with thevalvefbody. The water passes into the chamber in the valve body and downward through the tube 20 to.

the chamber 16, whence it is delivered through the openings 17 among thebristles of the brush. The brush is used to loosen the dirt from the surface being cleaned, the water aiding in this function. When this part of the cleaning operation has been com-,

pleted the air valve sleeve 25 and the stock 5 are so relatively positioned that the air passages from the stock and sleeve register, thus permitting air to travel alon the stock, The mouth-piece 12 is now app' ied to the surface being cleaned and all water and dirt;

are rapidly taken up, passing through the stock 5 out through the tubing 32 from which it may be delivered into any suitable place. It will thus be seen that the sleeve 25 acts as a valve, in that itis movable to control the flow of fluid through an opening. It will be noted that with t-he mouthpiece or brush upon the floor if the tool be raised and the sleeve held stationary, by a turning movement of the handle, the opposite tool may be brought into proper position for operation on the surface being cleaned. This turning movement of the handle operates to close the valve and shut off the flow of air through the mouth-piece or, should the brush be upon the floor, turning the stockin the sleeve will serve to open the passage and permit flow of air through the mouth-piece.

L'A' stockhaving an air passage, means for conducting air from said passage, a head borne by the stock, said head having an air tension,

chamber and a mouthopeningthereinto and also having a water clnunbcr fornaal there in separate from said air chamber,a,brush located on the head, and means for-delivering water to said brush.

2. A stock having an air passag means for conducting air from said passage. a head havingan air chamber wilh a mouth coniniunieating therewith and also having a water chamber separately formed thereon, a brush located to receive water from said water chamber and provided with openings through its base communicating with said water chamber, and means for'clelivering Water to said water chamber.-

3. A stock having an air -=passage. menus for conducting air from said pa sage. a head borne by the stock and having anal! chamber wit a mouth communicating therewith and also having a recess; -a. brush secured within saidrecess and-located :to form a water chamber therein. meanstor delivering water to said water; chamber. one wall of which is formed by said brashv that also has openings through its base communicating with said. water chamber. r

.4. A. stock having an ai1" passage extending therealon g, means for-conducting air from said passage. a headbm'ne by the stock and having an air chamber \vithQamonth communicating therewith, an extension firom said head forming a connection for awater tube, a water tube connected with. said exmeans for supplying Water to said tube, a brush securedto said head; said head having means for delivering water from with said extension, and means for delivering water through said tube.

6. A stock having an air passage, means for conducting air from said. passage, ahead borne at the end of the stock and having on one sid an' inlet mouth communicating with said a passage, a brush located on a diflerent portion of the head from: said mouth, means for delivering water to said brush, and a valve secured attlieo'pposite end of the stock from. said head to form a manualsfupport for the stock that is rotatable therein, said valve closing the air passage in one position of the stock by rotation therein.

7. A stock having apassage for fluid with an inletiopening thereto, a tool located at the end of the stock, said tool having a passage to permit flow of fluid, and a valve sleeve located on the stock and formed of a length to provide a grip by means of which the stock may be manually supported for rotary movement, said sleeve having an opening to register with said inlet opening through the stock in one position and forming a valve to close said opening in another position.

8. A stock having an air passage therealong and an opening to said air passage, means for supplying air to said passage, a head having an air chamber communicating with the passage in the stock, a valve sleeve formed into a grip of a length to provide a support within which the stock may be supported and rotated to control the opening in said air passage, a mouth-piece located on the head in a position fixed with respect to said opening, and a tool located on the opposite side of said head.

9. A stock having an air passage therealong and an opening to said air passage, means for delivering air to said passage, a

head having an air chamber communicating with the passage in the stock, a valve sleeve formed into a grip of a length to provide a support within which the stock may be supported and rotated to control the opening to said air passage, a brush located on the head in a position fixed with respect to said opening, a mouth located on the head in a position fixed with respect to said opening, and means for delivering Water to the brush.

10. A stock having an air passage therealong and a valve opening to said passage,

a head having an air passage communicating with the passage in the stock and a mouth opening from said passage, a tool located on the head in fixed position with respect to said mouth, and a valve sleeve formed into a grip support within which the stock is supported for rotation.

IRA H. SPENCER.

Witnesses:

MAY C. CARROLL, ARTHUR P. DAY. 

